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It has been a solid week of rain. Yeah, it let up a couple of times to a light drizzle but the sun peaked out seldom. Today, it broke through in all its glory and everyone is running around in shorts with giddy smiles, calling to anyone within earshot, “Great weather!” or “Boat leaks? Yeah, […]

Well sometimes there is not much to report from Foxtrot. However, since it is hump-day and you may need a diversion from whatever task is at hand at the moment, take a minute and be glad that you don’t operate the Boot Key Harbor Pump-out Boat. Yes, our fee at Boot Key Harbor includes one […]

Sunday was Randall’s 47th Birthday. We don’t have much of a birthday tradition so it was perfect luck that Wendy, Ernest and Hope were in Key West with a few hours away from their Disney cruise. We had a super time starting with lunch at Sloppy Joes. Beer, Sloppy joes and dirty fries – are […]

We threw a couple of pots into the Thanksgiving Potluck at the Marathon City Marina today. It was fun. It was a feast. I think our boat is now sitting a little low in the water. Before the meal, the marina kids decorated a turkey made of “What I Am Thankful For” feathers. Everyone colored […]

We left Isla Tuesday evening. This required a visit with Inga. We may now always refer to her as Isla’s Inga. Anyone who ever stayed at El Milagro must leave with fond memories of Inga. Or, at least, strong memories. In anticipation of our departure, Randall says to me, “We need to find out from […]

Well Michelle has been keeping us up past our bedtime. There is a quite varied and interesting world which emerges after dark that we tend to know little about so it is good to have her along for these after-dark forays. However, before the nightlife, we had a full schedule of Isla touring. Lily was […]

We have had a nice, lazy week waiting around for the weekend. We met several new friends at Taco Tuesday night. While we were there, Lily talked with Reba of Tropical Fun about her sea glass jewelry. Reba sells her jewelry at some of the local events. We were excited to see her table later […]

By Lily Fuchs What I am doing today is I will interview Eric. Eric is the owner of El Milagro Beach Hotel & Marina. El Milagro was a shrimp factory before Eric bought it. He had to redesign the whole property. Eric is also a Realtor who lives and works in Santa Barbara, CA. He […]

The water has been calm and inviting the past few days. On Monday, we took the dinghy over to the northwest point where we have seen several snorkel tour boats anchor. Randall and Lily got in the water and snorkeled around the rusty boat carcass which lies in the shallow water. I sat in the […]

Lily and I got a little bout of an illness this week so we didn’t really do much around the island. Randall kept saying he was pretty sure we had chikungunya. Since Chikungunya is mosquito-borne, I was pretty resolved to the likelihood of getting a little dose of it. While the virus can be lethal, […]